Rabbi Emerita Sally Finestone

Rabbi Sally Finestone

Rabbi Sally Finestone has recently joined Temple Har Shalom in Fort Collins. She served for twenty years as the Rabbi and Education Director of Congregation Or Atid, and as an instructor and counselor at the Harvard Divinity School. She began her rabbinic career as a Hillel director, and has worked on campuses in Cincinnati, Houston, and at Harvard.

Raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Rabbi Finestone attended Duke University, and then attended Hebrew Union College - Jewish institute of Religion in Cincinnati for her rabbinic training, becoming the 11th woman in Jewish history to be ordained. She also holds a Masters in Hebrew Literature and an honorary doctorate from HUC-JIR, and a Masters in Theology from Harvard Divinity School. Her academic areas of interest include Biblical studies, medieval philosophy and thought, and history. A lover of classical music, dogs, and the New England Patriots, Rabbi Finestone has been married to Rabbi Boaz Heilman for almost 40 years, and they have been blessed with two children, Hannah and Jonathan.

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Adult Education

In Judaism, learning is a life-long process, and each stage brings special blessings and insights. Or Atid offers a wide variety of courses for adults where we explore our rich heritage in a literary and historical way.